After the success of Comic Con Bangalore, the action now shifts to Hyderabad. The convention will be held from 10-12 October 2014 between 11:00 am to 9:00 pm at Hitex Exhibition Centre.
The Comic Con express Hyderabad, the travelling version of Comic Con India in Sept ’13 saw a turnout of over 25,000 and sales worth over Rs 75 Lac in just 2 days.
“With the tremendous response at Comic Con Express Hyderabad last September, we felt that a permanent event was required for the city. Therefore, it gives us great pleasure in announcing ‘Hyderabad Comic Con 2014’! Hyderabad fans were simply awesome and this year we are ensuring that we bring everything down to the city, the best of Indian and International content will be on display and we look forward to a great event,” said Comic Con India, CEO Jatin Varma.
This year you will get to witness non-stop 40 hours of programming through panels, launches, sessions, gaming and more. Famous international personalities like Ron Marz, an American comic book writer famous for his writings for Silver Surfer, Green Lantern; Nathan Edmondson, an American writer best known for Image Comic’s espionage comic series Who Is Jake Ellis?; Vivek Tiwary, a New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award Winning Author, all will be attending and taking special sessions at Hyderabad Comic Con.
Fans will find a Pop Culture Village at the Hyderabad Comic Con. It is a zone, exclusively dedicated for hosting the trend-setting creative brands that are making the waves in the design & crafts field. Quirky merchandise, funky designs, collectible toys, pop art & technology and the very best of Indian pop culture industry, everything will be under the same roof.
Cosplay (Costume Contest), one of the major attractions at Comic Con India, will be awarding assured prizes to everyone in costume. It has created five categories to increase one’s chances of winning gifts. Each day, one winner will be chosen from various categories. One lucky winner out of the chosen five will get an awesome chance to win a ticket to Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo 2015.
For Hyderabad Comic Con 2014, tickets will be available online via Book My Show as well as at the Venue. The tickets are priced at Rs 250 per day (Online) and Rs 300 per day (At the Venue) and Rs 650 for the Super Fan VIP Ticket for all 3 days. Super Fan ticket offer is available in limited numbers and can be booked online only.
For the sheer love for Comics, more than five new titles will be launched at the convention. There will be International Exhibitors like Oni Press, Oregon & Toynk.com that will be bringing their international content from all across the globe, especially for Hyderabad.
Also, there will be exclusive Indian merchandisers; Kook N Keech by Myntra, Wacom, Collectors Heritage, Hysteria, Chumbak, Chimp, Planet Superheroes, Lazy Ninja and lots more!!
This year the main participants for the Hyderabad Comic Con will be Amar Chitra Katha, Orange Radius, Pop Culture Publishing, Random House, Campfire Graphic Novel, Holy Cow Entertainment, HarperCollins Publishers, Raj Comics, Scholastic India, Mario Gallery, Westland Publishers, Pan MacMillan and more!!